Audi Formally Groups Up With Sauber For 2026 Formulation 1 Season

Former Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess introduced in early Could this yr that Porsche and Audi would each be a part of Formulation 1 for the 2026 season. The Zuffenhausen-based firm continues to be fascinated about collaborating in probably the most coveted motorsport class regardless of the very fact its association with Purple Bull fell via on the final minute. As for the automaker headquartered in Ingolstadt, it has discovered a associate in Sauber.

Per the settlement introduced at the moment, Audi will provide engines to Sauber from the 2026 season onwards. As a refresher, a brand new set of rules will come into impact that yr, with some of the vital being the change to thoroughly artificial gasoline for the combustion engine. The primary assessments with the all-new engine are deliberate to happen in 2025.

At the moment, F1 vehicles race utilizing solely 10 p.c renewable gasoline. The turbocharged 1.6-liter V6 will stay on the coronary heart of the race vehicles. It ought to be talked about that 2026 F1 rules name for a rise of {the electrical} energy generated by as much as 50 p.c in comparison with present ranges.

Audi plans to purchase a stake in Sauber, however additional particulars are usually not out there at this level. We do know the 4 Rings will construct the ability unit on the Neuburg an der Donau website within the Neuburg-Schrobenhausen district. Sauber will engineer and construct the automotive at its website in Hinwil, Switzerland.

Our sister website Motorsport.com believes the group will return to being referred to as “Sauber” for the 2024 and 2025 seasons as a substitute of the “Alfa Romeo Racing” moniker that has been in use since 2019. Within the following interim seasons, the F1 group will proceed to make use of engines provided by Ferrari.